Black Wax

Black Wax Live music promotion, label, blog, and radio show - www.blackwax.uk Adam Smith’s Back Wax was a weekly radio on a local community radio station.

Black Wax is now a live music promotions company and record label with a monthly radio show 'Let's Go' on Totally Wired Radio. Adam Smith was a concert promoter at The Square in Harlow, Essex since 2001 up until the venue’s closure in 2017. He's also promoted live and club events in and around Essex and London. He DJ’d the Rifles’ ‘No Love Lost’ 10th anniversary show at the Electric Ballroom (Camd

en) in 2015, Steve Diggle’s (Buzzcocks) album launch at the 100 Club (Oxford St.) in 2011 and at Butlins’ ‘Great British Alternative Festival’ in 2012. Adam promoted one of the last ever UK shows for legendary Small Faces (and Faces, and Rolling Stones) organist, Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan. Since 2007 he's also been a touring bassist for the Newtown Neurotics and more recently London power pop band Los Pepes. Adam's also played live for Eddie & The Hot Rods, Ed Tudor Pole and Chas Hodges. Fact: Adam rides a 1980 Vespa PX and likes Kiss, including the 80s stuff.

Our show in January with Tom Robinson Music and Adam Phillips is now S O L D O U T. Thank you to everyone who bought a ...
29/11/2025

Our show in January with Tom Robinson Music and Adam Phillips is now S O L D O U T.

Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket - we're really looking forward to a great night.

You can join the waiting list on https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/harlow/the-victoria-hall-theatre-old-harlow/tom-robinson-and-adam-phillips/2026-01-24/19:30/t-glxqxaq and if tickets become available you will be notified.

Tickets can only be exchanged via Ticket Source.

Tickets sold or exchanged on any other platform are not accepted. Please be careful of scams.

21/11/2025
It's been a while since we've announced a local gig, so we're super chuffed to be able to share with you that Tom Robins...
12/11/2025

It's been a while since we've announced a local gig, so we're super chuffed to be able to share with you that Tom Robinson will be heading back this way in January for a very special duo show, with long time collaborator Adam Phillips, at Victoria Hall Theatre in Old Harlow.

Tickets for this show are very limited, and Tom's 2023 solo show in Harlow sold out in 2 days, so don't hang around!

Tickets are only available from Ticket Source - the link is in the comments.

Very sad news from Redchurch Brewery.We worked with the crew to put on some amazing nights there, bringing local talent ...
17/10/2025

Very sad news from Redchurch Brewery.

We worked with the crew to put on some amazing nights there, bringing local talent and international bands to audiences looking for a good time.

Good luck to all the hard working staff, you deserve to be looked after.

It's been uncharacteristically quiet on the gig promoting front here at Black Wax. In fact, we've only put on one gig th...
26/09/2025

It's been uncharacteristically quiet on the gig promoting front here at Black Wax. In fact, we've only put on one gig this year, and that wasn't even in our native home of Harlow.

Why so? Well...

Things changed in work/personal lives which meant there has been less time to book gigs, as more time has been spent working them.

At the end of last year we started working on tour managing and driving, following the arrival of the Black Wax-mobile, and the diary filled up pretty quickly.

We're not stopping promoting all together, and every tour driven and venue visited is inspiring more ideas for the future. But for now, we'll be seeing out 2025 on the road.

Do keep your eyes peeled though, as we're kicking off 2026 in style - more soon!

In the meantime, here's a recap of what we've been up to out there, accompanied by a nice photo of Los Pepes in the wagon:

John Otway Band (UK) – UK Tour Winter ’24/25
Jerron Paxton (USA) – French Tour Feb 25. UK and IRE Tour May ’25
Travellers All-Stars (Mexico) – UK Festival Appearance April ’25
Jontavious Willis (USA) – UK Festival Appearance May ’25
Cap’n Jazz (USA) – UK June ’25
Robert Finley (USA) – French Festivals June-July ’25
Los Pepes (UK) – Belgium and Germany Tour July ’25, UK Tour August ’25
The Fuzztones (USA) – UK July ’25
Tom Robinson Band (UK) – UK Festivals and club shows August ’25
Daddy Long Legs (USA) – UK and IRE Tour September ’25

22/09/2025

Final tickets on sale now.

13/09/2025

We could really do with some help here guys!

We’re playing the Black Bull in Gateshead, Newcastle on Fri 28th Nov and would love to play a show the next day (Sat 29th Nov) before we return home to London on the Sunday. If you can get us a show ANYWHERE in between Newcastle and London, please let us know ASAP! ( we WON’T need anywhere to crash so don’t worry about that).
BRING THE POUND SHOP ROCK TO YOUR TOWN!

31/08/2025

***TONIGHT***
The Bonnevilles 🎸

The Bonnevilles don't so much play punk blues as use it as a spring board to create a completely new genre. The Lurgan duo take Mississippi Hill Blues and Punk Rock and mix into their own unique dark Northern Irish Punk Blues stew.

*Get Your Tickets Now*

28/08/2025
11/08/2025
2 weeks to go.❗️Less than 30 tickets remaining❗️Tom Robinson Music at Corn Exchange - Hertford Wednesday 13th August.Tic...
30/07/2025

2 weeks to go.
❗️Less than 30 tickets remaining❗️
Tom Robinson Music at Corn Exchange - Hertford Wednesday 13th August.

Ticket link in comments.

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Adam Smith’s Back Wax was a weekly radio show throughout 2017 which now exists as 30 podcasts (ok, might have skipped a few weeks) over at Mixcloud. Go have a look and listen and you’ll quickly catch on to what kinda music we’re dealing with here!

I’ve been a concert promoter at The Square in Harlow, Essex since 2001 up until the venue’s closure in 2017.

I have also promoted live and club events in and around Essex and London. I DJ’d the Rifles’ ‘No Love Lost’ 10th anniversary show at the Electric Ballroom (Camden) in 2015, Steve Diggle’s (Buzzcocks) album launch at the 100 Club (Oxford St.) in 2011 and at Butlins’ ‘Great British Alternative Festival’ in 2012.

I promoted one of the last ever UK shows for legendary Small Faces (and Faces, and Rolling Stones) organist, Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan.